Railroad-tie.



F. W. WOOLEVER & G. M. STAINS.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1918.

Patented Mar. 18,1919.

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RAILROAD-TIE Application filed April 24, 1918. Serial No. 230,458.

To all whomiz't may con'cern:

Be it known that we, FLO DWW WO LEVER and GEORGE M. STAINS, citizens of the United States, residing at Akron, in the ribs, the enc wardly and then. inwardly toward eachother v 25:

county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinRailroad-Ties; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such'as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates torailroadties and the primary object ofthe invention is to provide an improved metallic railroad tie,

which is so constructed as to eliminate the" use ofthe ordinary woodenties and at the same time retain the resilient qualities of the same.

Another object of the invention 'isthe pro.- vision of an improved metallic tie formed of an elongated rolled metallic plate having upstanding spaced longitudinally extending s of the .'plate being bent up;

to provide housings for receiving the resilient wooden blocks, the ribs forming guides for receiving the blo'cks to prevent laterahmovement thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved metallic tie which can be used as a tie for supporting switches and can also "be used for supporting .water troughs used where engines take on water while moving. i

A still further object. ofthe invention is to provide an'improved' metallic tie of the Figure 1 is a' plan view of the improved metallic tie, showing the plate used in connection with, the ties forsupporting the switches, said plate being broken away to illustrate the support therefor,

Fig. 2 is a side'elevation of'the improved tie partly insection showing the plate used in connection with the tie when the-same is to be used for supporting thesw itches,

' I Fig. 3 is a detail transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig.2,

Fig.4 is a-\detail transverse section taken on the line of Fig. 2, i

Fig. 5- is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken throiigh the tie showing the same constructed in accordance with our invention when the same is to be used in the or dinary manner, and- Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one end ofthe tie.

Referring to the drawingsv in detail wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 generally indicates the improved metallic railroad tie, Wl'llCll is formed of an elongated rolled m'etallic plate having the spaced longitudinally extending upstanding ribs 2, which form a channel between the same, the purpose of which will hereinafter more fully appear.

The end of the plate is be'ntfupwzrrdly at right angles to form end walls 3 and the same are then bent inwardly toward each other at right angles as at. 4, which overlie and are parallel with the bottom of the plate. The top Wall 4 and the end walls form a suitable housing for receiving the wooden or other resilient block 5, whichis positioned between the ribs 2, which prevent lateral movement thereof. The wooden blocks are first placed in the center. of the tie and, are then pushed inwardly toward the end thereof until the same reach the side walls 3. The tie is formed'with a plu- Specification ofletters Patent. Patent d I 18 1919 rality of apertures 4 therein at the time of rolling of the tie adjacent each end thereof to permit water to readily drain from the blocks 5. The blocks may be suitably treated with creosote or. the like so as to prevent deterioration thereof. The upper surface of the walls 4 arehformed smooth and receive the ordinary railroad rails. 6, which are held in position by clips 7 ,.which are bolted or otherwise secured to the tie.

Suitable supports are provided for the free ends of the upper walls 4'to prevent an undue sagging and bending of the' "same and as shown in Figs.- 1 -and 2 the-same consists of I-beams 8, which are bolted as at 9 to the upper and lower walls. When the improved tie is to be used for supporting switch points and the like, a-suitable' plate 10 isprovided having the downwardly extending ribs 11, which are positioned 'm" engagement with the sides of; tired-beams tie.

This form of tie is also especially applicable for supporting water troughs used in connection with railroad systems, in which the engines thereof take on water while moving as the tanks can be erected on the ribs '2 and suitably bolted to the tie.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that an improved metallic tie is provided, which will form a resilient support for ra ls and which is of durable and etlicient construction and which will last for an indefinite period of time.

In practice, we have found that the form of our invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most eiiicient and p actical;

yet realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of our device will necessarily vary, we desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion;and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required without sacrificing any of the advantages of our invention as set forth.

\l'hat we claim as new is l. A metallic railroad tie constructed of a single blanlt of rolled metal having the between the upper and lower walls of the plate, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A metallic railroad tie comprising an elongated plate having the ends thereof bent upwardly to provide end walls, and then inwardly toward each other to provide top walls, resilient blocks fitted between the upper and lower walls, supports interposed between the ends of the top walls and the lower walls, and ribs formed on the plate and engaging the sides of the resilient blocks to prevent relative lateral movement thereof.

3. A metallic railroad tie comprising an elongated plate having spaced longitudinally extending upstanding ribs formed thereon, the ends of the plate being bent upwardly at right angles and then inwardly toward each other, blocks titted under the bent ends, supports for the free ends of the bent ends of the plate and a detachable plate interposed between the free ends of the plate and engaging said supports, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FLOYD \V. \YOOLEYER. GEORGE M. STAINS.

Witnesses A. G. STAIN, M. C. LIMBER.

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